Rapper Bow Wow reveals the true cause of his hospitalization last week. He says the "exhaustion" reason is B.S.

When Shad Gregory Moss, the 20-year-old's real name, was rushed to the hospital last week for collapsing after his concert, his reps sent out a press release saying that the Moss is probably just stressed and exhausted. Then a second press release says it is because of appendix infection. Then come Monday, Moss himself revealed the real reason for his unexpected hospital visit.

"The official medical reason is I lost a lot of blood in my hand. I hit something and cut my hand. It would not stop bleeding. I lost a lot of blood, went onstage, put out a lot of energy, came off, got light-headed. I fainted, went to the hospital, threw up and then they told me my white blood cells were higher than what they're supposed to be," the rapper reveals.

"A lot of people fail to realize that when it comes to music - I can speak for O [Omarion] about this too - we're very passionate. Anytime you're paying a lot of money, anytime you are serious about what you do, you take it serious," Bow Wow said. "I have fans that appreciate what I do. O has fans that appreciate what he does. I know me, I take it to heart. I was bummed out because a lot of the stuff that I had as part of my show wasn't there."

The doctors who looked after the rapper did not rule out appendix just yet for the star's fainting spell. "They were looking at my appendix. I've always had stomach issues... But like I said, we're gonna see if it's that serious that I have to take that surgery. If that's what I gotta do, that's what I gotta do. The appendix is a life-threatening thing."

The rapper is currently on tour with Chris Brown but had to miss several dates due to his hospitalization.

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READER COMMENTS (5)
December 13, 2007 - 06:47PM - sydney wilson
shad i love u, u mean alot to me. ur da cutest rapper i ever seen! lol :) u make me smile every time i see ur face chris brown maybe cute but ur # 1 on my list love u kisses ta ya!x

~beauty sydney~
January 8, 2008 - 09:33AM - caressa
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